Regulatory & Administrative Law

We remain at the forefront of legal developments in this area, both in the cases we undertake and in legal research and education. Our lawyers regularly speak at professional conferences on current issues in administrative law. Three of our lawyers teach administrative law at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Stockwoods acts for a broad array of clients in regulatory and administrative law, including specialized practices in securities litigation, professional regulation, competition/antitrust, energy regulation, health law, and academic discipline. We represent companies and individuals in proceedings before boards and tribunals and in challenging administrative action before the courts.

We are regularly called upon to advise and represent public bodies and officials facing difficult or contentious litigation. As part of this practice, Stockwoods regularly acts as independent legal counsel to a substantial number of Ontario’s health regulatory bodies, assisting tribunal members in discharging their legal duties in the course of disciplinary hearings.

Our lawyers have also frequently acted as counsel before public inquiries, both as Commission Counsel and as counsel to affected parties, including in the Walkerton, Maher Arar, Air India, Ipperwash, and Mississauga public inquiries.